Rare Three Handled Vase Acquired by the De Morgan Foundation
A rare three-handled vase was acquired by the De Morgan Collection through a pioneering Derbyshire County Council project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund [...]
Artist Rob Young was bored by Museums, then he met De Morgan…
We are delighted to welcome Rob Young to celebrate the acquisition of the three-handled Eagle Vase from Derbyshire County Council and Buxton Museums. When I [...]
Molly De Morgan – Singer, Suffragette, and Spiritualist
Between International Women's Day and Mother's Day, we celebrate De Morgan women. Molly De Morgan was a successful professional singer and an ardent Suffragette whose [...]
Theme of Peace in Evelyn De Morgan’s Art
De Morgan volunteer Sonja investigates De Morgan's painterly response to her desire for peace in this week's blog. Evelyn De Morgan (1855 - 1919) was [...]
Hope in Victorian Paintings
In celebration of our 2021 exhibition 'Artist of Hope' at Towneley Hall in Burnley, we are celebrating Victorian painters' responses to hope. Volunteer Hannah Crichton [...]
Love is in the air
During the Victorian era, exploration, discovery, and curiosity were hallmarks of society, albeit the elite tires. These societal developments led to new movements, such as [...]
Demeter Mourning Persephone
To celebrate our Pre-Raphaelite Poetry week, poet and MA creative student Ellora Sutton responds to 'Demeter Mourning Persephone' by Evelyn De Morgan with her beautiful [...]
De Morgan’s tiles for churches
‘A REALLY IMPORTANT LITTLE CHURCH’ Nikolaus Pevsner in ‘The Buildings of England’ As well as designing stained glass for churches, some of De Morgan's earliest [...]
The Islamic influence on the Arts and Crafts Movement
You may know De Morgan volunteer Keith better from the galleries at Wightwick Manor, where he regularly welcomes visitors and discusses the artworks with them [...]
Conservation of Stained Glass cartoon by William De Morgan
William De Morgan was a designer of stained glass for a decade before he became the ceramicist he is best known as. During this period, [...]